FRESHWATER KEY TERMS

Using less of a resource so it will not be used up.

Process of water seeping into the ground.

The change of water vapor into liquid water droplets.

Water that flows over the land rather than seeping into the ground.

A hole drilled or dug down below the water table from which water is moved to the surface.

A smaller stream that flows into a larger stream.

And imaginary line that separates the watershed of one stream from the watershed of another stream.

The amount of water a stream carries.

Water in cracks and pores spaces in rock below earths surface.

An area of land that is covered with shallow water during part or all of the year.

The change of liquid water into water vapor.

Evaporation of water from plants.

A man-made lake.

Supplying water to areas of dry land to make them suitable for growing crops.

Well that flows on its own without being pumped.

A place where water flows out of the ground.

A porous and permeable layer of rock from which groundwater can be pumped.

Substance that water can pass through.

“Empty Spaces” in the bedrock and soil that can be filled with air or water.

Type of underground passage that forms when groundwater dissolves limestone or dolomite.

Substance that water can not pass through.

Widely spread source of pollution that can’t be tied to a specific point of origin.

The amount of pore spaces in rock.

Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Hail.